Genesis 24:59 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 24:59

So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.

KJV

And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham’s servant, and his men.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Hebrew Questions on Genesis (420)

(Verse 59.) And they sent away their sister Rebecca, and her belongings, and Abraham's servant, and the men who were with him. In Hebrew, it says: And they sent away their sister Rebecca, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. For it was fitting that a virgin setting off for marriage without her parents should be comforted by the consolation of her nurse.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And her nurse - Whose name, we learn from Gen 35:8, was Deborah, and who, as a second mother, was deemed proper to accompany Rebekah. This was a measure dictated by good sense and prudence. Rebekah had other female attendants. See Gen 24:61.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּ	vay.sha.le.Chu	and they sent away	H7971 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
רִבְקָ֥ה	riv.Kah	Rebekah	H7259 →
אֲחֹתָ֖ם	'a.cho.Tam	sister their	H269 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
מֵנִקְתָּ֑הּ	me.nik.Tah	suckling-nurse her	H3243 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
עֶ֥בֶד	'E.ved	[the] servant of	H5650 →
אַבְרָהָ֖ם	'av.ra.Ham	Abraham	H85 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
אֲנָשָֽׁיו׃	'a.na.Shav	men his	H582 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 24:60
And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”
leads to
- Genesis 22:17
  I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
- Genesis 17:16
  And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
- Ruth 4:11–12
  “We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel.…
- Genesis 28:3
  May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
Through
Genesis 24:50
Laban and Bethuel answered, “This is from the LORD; we have no choice in the matter.
leads to
- Psalms 118:23
  This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
Through
1 Thessalonians 2:5
As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
leads to
- Romans 1:9
  God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
- 2 Corinthians 12:17
  Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?
- Acts 20:33
  I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.